Chimmie Fadden at the Park Theatre in Boston
The Park Theatre presented Edward W Townsends Chimmie Fadden with Charles Hopper in the title role to mixed acclaim. Hopper impressed with dialect and stage presence. George Nash and Marie Bates drew laughs in supporting turns. Fadden runs through the week. Fanny Rice followed with At the French Ball at the Tremont House in Boston to strong applause, showcasing her talent in a light operatic comedy with the Phoite Pinaud troupe.
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Chimmie Fadden
Bowery
Edward W. Townsend
the Park Theatre
Charles Hopper
New York
Hopper
Fanny
Will
George Nash
Paul
John Flood
Sydney Price
Will Cowper
W. H. Shelden
Barney Reynolds
Beth Francklyn
Kate Dale
Irene Viancourt
Fanny Denham-Rouse
Fannis Rice
Comedienne
Miss Rice
Nancy Patch
Ed F. Goodwin
John S. Terry
Marie Mather
Tremont Theatre
Algrs
Abbey, Schoeffel & Gran Co. (Ltd
Fanny Rice
Missing Roxbury man Thomas Lawrence sought by police
Thomas Lawrence of 22 Quincy Street Roxbury has been missing from his home since last Friday. He had worked sixteen years as a West End street railway conductor. Additional notes reference large gold and silver shipments to firms from Havana bound ships and U S mint coinage statistics for October including standard silver dollars and fractional coin.
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Thomas Lawrence
Quincy Street
Roxbury
West End Street Railway
Cific
la Bourgogne
Hallgarten & Co
Seneca
Havana
Muller, Schall & Co
Seguranca
Washington
United States
Treasury
Tragedy in Roxbury: Transfer Agent Leaves After Layoff
Lawrence, a 42 year old transfer agent for a local railroad, disappeared after being laid off for two weeks for an accident blank omission. He left a note predicting his death at City Point and was last seen leaving home in Roxbury Horse Guards uniform. His family cites distress over his minor fault and long service.
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Grove Hall
Charlestown
Warren
Dudley
Lawrence
City Point
Boston
Roxbury Horse Guards
West End
Gold and Silver Shipments Arrive From Cuba and Europe
The steamship Niagara arrived from Cuba with 53000 in Spanish gold for Muller Schall Co and 34000 in French and Spanish gold for Lawrence Turnure Co. The Finance, arriving from South Pa...</s>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Niagara
Cuba
Muller, Schall & Co
Lawrence Turnure & Co
Finance
South Pa
Cuban leaders arrive at Key West from Gomez camp
Colonel J M Ortega Major Acaspisore and Lieutenants Garcia and Felix Rios arrive on the schooner Irene from Nassau reporting Gomez with 14000 men. Generals Serafin Sanchez and Calixto Garcia are with Gomez. Rabbi joins with 3000 Spanish troops. They sail to New York tomorrow.
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Key West
Fla
J. M. Ortega
A’caspisore
Garcia
Felix Rios
Gomez
United States
Irene
Nassau
Serafin Sanchez
Calixto Garcia
Rabbi
New York
Rome doubts Buffalo metropolitan rise rumor
New York reports show Catholic clergy skeptical of Rome's plan to elevate Buffalo to a metropolitan see governing Buffalo Syracuse and Elmira. Father Connelly says no bishops' request exists and division seems unnecessary. He hints Bishop Keane may soon be named titular archbishop.
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New York
Rome
Buffalo
Syracuse
Elmira
Father Connelly
Corrigan
Thas
Cardinal Satolli
Keane
Catholic University
Washington
Providence Bankers Fail in Rhode Island
Miller and Vaughan bankers and brokers assigned this morning as several customers defaulted on margins and expected funds did not arrive. They handled local stocks and earned commissions elsewhere, with a stated rating not exceeding 75000 though books are unavailable. Jules H. Bache joined as special partner last July but the partnership ended last Friday and the firm plans to seek a continuation of business.
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Providence
R. I
Miller & Vaughan
Jules H. Bache
New York City
President Pardons Emil S. Knappe For Embezzlement
Washington November 2 The President pardoned Emil S. Knappe who was convicted of embezzling funds from the Chicopee National Bank of Springfield Massachusetts and sentenced in 1854 to five years imprisonment His term would have expired in September 1898 The President cited lack of criminal tendency and genuine repentance to repay the community’s trust
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Washington
Emil S. Knappe
Chicopee “National Bank
Springfield
Mass
Knappe
Nethersole Opens American Tour in Denise at Montauk
English actress Olga Nethersole starts her American engagement at the Montauk Theatre in Denise Brisset by Dumas, delivering strong emotional power as the wronged woman. She also announces bringing from England a new Italian drama The Wife of Scarli by Giascola, to be produced in the U.S.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Olga Nethersole
Montauk Theatre
Dumas
Denise
Miss Nethersole
Denise Brisset
England
Scarli
Giascola
Fanny Davenport Opens Fedora At Boston Theatre
A large audience greeted Fanny Davenport at the Boston Theatre as she opened a week with Fedora. Davenport dominates the title role with pathos and dramatic intensity, supported by MacDowell and a creditable company. Fedora will run all week with late seating and election-return displays after the performance.
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Fanny Davenport
Boston
Fedora
Sardou
Miss Davenport
Mr. MacDowell
Louis Spanoff
W. H. Elwood
Frank Tannehill
William Leyden
Blanche Moulton
Eugene Tompkins
Ben Stern
The Great Train Robbery at Boston Theater
Scott Marble's melodrama The Great Train Robbery opened in Boston last evening. The plot centers on a conspiracy to steal a gold shipment from an express train with action across Kansas City and the Southwest. A dynamite car, bear actors, Apaches and Sioux figures, and a final marshal clash promise thrilling spectacle for one week followed by the Black Patti Troubadours on November 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Marble
Boston
Kansas City
Great Southwest
United States
Bohemia at Hollis Street Theatre Impresses Boston Crowd
Empire Theatre company staged Bohemia adaptation from New York at Hollis Street Theatre last night. The play blends Paris artist life with a penniless romance, notable for characterizations by Dodson Gottschalk Conquest Allen De Wolf and Faversham in a leading role. tomorrow offers Liberty Hall and other titles in the same run.
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Bohemia
New York
Hollis Street
Empire Theatre Company
Paris
J. B. Dodson
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Ida Conquest
William Faversham
Viola Allen
Elsie de Wolf
Hollis
Isaac B. Rich
Micaday
Lash Wher
Charles Frohman
New York Empire Theatre Company
Liberty Hall
Betty
Olga Nethersole
Two Little Vagrants Close Week At Museum
The closing week of The Two Little Vagrants drew a large audience as Annie Irish replaced Mary Hampton in the lead with tender, convincing acting. The cast continued to be artistically strong and next week Excelsior, Jr. arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Museum
Annie Irish
Mary Hampton
Excelsior, Jr
Boston Museum
Charles Frohman
RICE
Mikado at Castle Square Theatre Delights Audiences
The Castle Square Theatre company presented The Mikado last evening with praise for the new company. Clara Lane sang Yum Yum prettily and Oscar Gerard delighted as Koko. Fra Diavolo is announced for next week.
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Castle Square Theatre Company
Clara Lane
Yum Yum
Oscar Gerard
Koko
Fra Diavolo
Land of the Living debut thrills Bowdoin Square
The sensational melodrama The Land of the Living opened at Bowdoin Square Theatre in Boston last night. Two partners in London move through crime and misfortune to a dramatic justice in the finale, with the hero vindicated and restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land of the Living
Boston
Bowdoin Square Theatre
London
Grand Opera House Stages Sensational Melo Drama The Vendetta
After a week of comedy the stock company presented a sensational drama at the Grand Opera House. Nadine Winston and Wallace Campbell starred with their usual cleverness and drew warm applause for their performances in The Vendetta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Nadine Winston
Wallace Campbell
Veteran Albert W. Smith Dies by Gas Suicide in Roxbury
Albert W. Smith, a Roxbury veteran, committed death by his own action Sunday night by inhaling gas. Despondency was given as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. Smith
Roxbury
Vaudeville bill praised by stock company and acts
The stock company receives credit for cohesive performance as the week’s vaudeville bill shines with acts by the McDonough Trio Daly and Lyons Parker and Retardo and Antoinette Cyr and C Williams. Manager Hill adds an American flag giveaway to heighten stage election returns night excitement.
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McDonough
C. W. Williams
Antoinette Cyr
Manager Hill
Daly
Lyons
Parker and Retardo
Two Orphans at New Grand Theatre Enthralls Crowd
Yesterday at the New Grand Theatre corner Dover and Washington streets an exceptional company led by Charles Leonard Fletcher presented The Two Orphans. Fletcher as the cripple Pierre Frochard and Harry Leighton as the Chevalier de Vaudrey earned high praise for performance and stage presence.
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New Grand Theatre
Dover and
Washington Streets
Charles Leonard Fletcher
John Wilkes
Picard
W. S. Perry
Count de Linieres
Ellenore Carroll
Mother Frochard
Marie Warren
Marianne
Laura Addison Clift
Myrtle Frank
Louise
Gertrude Hill
Countess de Linieres
Atlas
Mlle
Prince and Watson
Fannie Fields
Kamochi
Vaudeville in Boston Delights Large Audience
Fair weather drew crowds to Boston's vaudeville house where elephants and the cinematographe lingered from last week. Ugo Biondi drew great applause for his wordless Impressions of a Theatre Spectator and clever restaurant act. The Nichols sisters and Boston Ideal Banjo Club featured strongly along with Goetz, Haynes, the Mexican trio, and other popular acts. staple performers Stuart, the Midgleys, and Van Auken McPhee Hill were noted for enduring appeal.
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Boston
Elephants
Cinematographe
Ugo Biondi
Nichols
Joseph Goetz
Gertrude Haynes
Stuart
Midgleys
van Auken
McPhee
Hill
Entertainment lineup at Austin and Stone’s Museum
Spectators crowded the lecture hall to watch Norman the Maine giant horse and Ishmael the fakir perform marvels. The tiger dancing girls, living pictures, and strongman Otto Petersen drew crowds, while De Boe and Ganel offered topsy turvy acts. A diverse cast including Marguerite and various illusionists presented an array of novelty acts.
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Austin & Stone’s Museum
Norman
Maine
Back Bay
Vishnu
Ishmael
Armusement
London
Otto Petersen
Nashville Colored Cadets
de Boe
Ganellean
Marguerite
Alio
Merritt and Gallagher
Silver and Sparks
Rose Villson
Carroll and Larkin
Dick Leggett
Val Vino
Bessie Searle
William V. Watts
the Wray Sisters
Dick Plunkett
Murphy and
Eliott
Thornton troupe shines with James and Bonnie at Howard Atheneum
The Howard Atheneum hosts Thorn ton's elite vaudevillians led by James and Bonnie Thornton. Highlights include James original songs and Bonnie's performances, with Latell praised for artistic merit and LeClair drawing ovations. The program features music, impersonations, slack-wire acts, a dog trick, and LeClair's farce Mrs Foozle. Election returns will be read throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Atheneum
Thornton
James
Bonnie Thornton
Bonnie
Johnnia Jones
James Thornton
Edward Latell
Prince Flatow
Carrin Dunn
Harry LeClair
Boston
Janauschek
Smith O’brien
Harry Wright
O’brien
Ivy Leaf
Wright
Harrigan Forces
Morellos
Newell
Shevett
LeClair
Say He Stands Like a Conqueror in Wager Tales
A speaker praises a man for composure and nerve in betting circles, claiming the subject can pull a gunboat up a brook and likening him to a conqueror. The words convey admiration for bold, horsemanlike steadiness in tough wagers.
Fay Foster Extravagan za at Trocadero Opens with Two Acts
Huge audiences witnessed the Fay Foster Extravagan za Company at the Trocadero opening. The show featured a bright opening skit A Swell Reception at Newport and closed with One Night on the Royal Blue Line a lively burlesque. Performers included Harry La Marr Marie De Rossett Campbell and Beard Lowry Hanly Clara Chevee and Leslie Curdy. A midnight special with fast wire returns was arranged by manager Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Foster
Newport
Royal Blue Line
Harry la Marr
Marie de Rossett
Campbell
Beard
Lowry
Hanly
Clara Chevee
Leslie
Curdy
Dunn
Remarkable Exhibits Draw Crowds at Hanover Street Resort
A succession of splendid audiences has filled the popular resort on Hanover street for six weeks and will likely continue. The exhibit features new figures and groups with efforts to give patrons an intelligent presentation.
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Hanover Street
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the Park
Hiollis
Tremont
Columbia
Nethersole
Jessie Couthout
Tremont Temple
Etyes
Jfcenes
GOLD
van Nostrand
Hill Brewerless
Chariestown
Pasdon
Ayer
Boston Theatre
Columbia Theatre
Hollis Street Theatre
Castle Square Theatre
THE
Land OF
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Beecham
Ding
U. S
B. F. Allen CO
Canal St
Keith's Theatre
Aten
Howard St
Wlta BP
Elite Vaudeville CO
Living Pictures
Anl Owens
Lizzie RB. Ray
Edwin Tatell
O'Brien
Okabe
the Morelos
Newell and Shevett
Ormroe
Citia Acroice
Cts
Col. Washington and
Dover Sts
Fasvorite
Biarry Leighton
Fora Addison Clift
Myrtie Franks
BNG
John Boyle O’reilly Band
Mechanics’ Building
Arney, Sphinxetta
Prince Alert
N Wilkes
Ober
RT Wilkes
John
Linsey
Wilsey
Geo. H. Hicks
A. T. Hicks
Keith
Model Playhouse of the Country
UCO Biondi
Muhlanbark
Midgeleys
Lockhart
Ta. Sardou
America
Elfection
Weex
Anna
Austin & Stone's
Eden Musee
Hodges Fiber Carpet CO
Essex Street
Cor
Chauncy
Park
Somsay
Ghimmie Fadden
Castle Theatre
Tremont St
Grand Hall
Mechanics
Boston Journal
Piustec
Boyle O Reilly
Bowdoin Riare
Charles F. Atkinson
Tom Nlgeltt
Stags
Doreh
Copley Hall
Grundmann Studio
Clarendon St
Arission
Trocadero
Palace
Court
Sudbury Sts
Extravaganza CO
Prischs
Verome People
Tonight
Mars
Black Patti
SPM
Pitts, Kimball & Levis
Austin
Portland
Bat State
India
Perees Kc Omceeaaek
Interior Paints
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